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Seminar
(1999)
Background
The countries of the Americas have long
taken an interest in International Humanitarian Law.
Recognizing the importance of this issue in the legal
development of Americas, the General Assembly has repeatedly
called on Member States to observe and enforce the standards
established in the 1949 Geneva Conventions. (See
AG/RES. 1335 (XXV-O/95),
AG/RES. 1408 (XXVI-O/96),
AG/RES. 1503 (XXVII-O/97)
and
AG/RES. 1565 (XXVIII-O/98)).
In 1999, the General Assembly continued
their work in this area by passing [Resolution
1619 (AG/RES. 1619 (XXIX-O/99)]. This resolution,
among other things, invited the Permanent Council to work
with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in
the development of a high-level seminar to commemorate the
Fiftieth Anniversary of the signing of the Geneva
Conventions. The Permanent Council, through its Committee
for Juridical and Political Affairs and with the support of
the Department of Legal Cooperation and Information of the
General Secretariat of Organization of the American States
(GS/OAS), has worked closely with the ICRC in the
development of this seminar.
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